Mechanism for holding an d contro lling whips



Patented Apr. l8, I899.

W. E. VUGEL. MECHANISM FOR HOLDING AND'CONTROLLING WHIPS.

(Applicatiun filed Jan. 24, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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NITE STATES PATENT FFICE' IVILLIAM E. 'VOGEL, OF S'l.- JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

MECHANISM FOR HOLDING AND CONTROLLING WHIPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,228, dated April 18, 1899.

Application filed January 24,1899. Serial No. 703,299. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. VoeEL, residing in the city of St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Machine for Holding, Supporting, and Controlling W'hips for Driving Two or Four Horse Teams, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in whipholders in which the action of the whip is so arranged and controlled as to enable the driver to operate on the leading team or by a reverse action to throw the whip on the wheelhorses and also to relieve the driver from constantly holding the whip in his hand. I derive these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which' Figure 1 is a perspective view of the whole machine. Fig. 2 is a front view of the machine, showing the whip as thrown to the left and by the dotted lines thrown to the right. Fig. 3 represents a top view of the machine,

' showing the manner in which the whip-socket is secured to the standards. Fig. 4 shows the top of the whip-socket with whip inserted. Fig. 5 shows a side view of the machine with the whip in action, being thrown either to the front or rear. Fig. 6 shows an inside View of whip-socket, showing keys securing socketsprings and forming bottom of socket for support of whip.

Similar letters refer to similarparts throughout the several views.

In Fig. l the standards S S are formed of spring-steel and are curved at lower end and firmlysecured to wagon-tongue by bolts W W' and by braces T T, which are also secured to the tongue by wood-screws passing through holes U U and also to standards S S by a bolt passing through pipe-brace V.

A is the whip-socket, with its spring-arms B, with whip X inserted, showing its position. The socket A is secured to the support G-between the standards S S.

E is a bolt securing socket A to the support G.

C are keys passing through whip-socketA, securing the arms B and forming bottom of socket.

I is an arm secured to support G for the purpose of holding the whip-socket in position when not inaction and is controlled by spring K, which pulls the arm I back into desired. These cords pass down to pulleys- O O and from there to the driver.

The spring K is secured by eye-hook L to the standard S. The spring K is secured to arm I by loop a.

J is a flat steel spring secured to standard by rivet M and is used to operate the action of the whip in a forward or backward motion and is itself controlled and operated by the cord Q and the spring P. The cord Q is secured to spring J, then passes to eye-hook R on opposite standard, and from there on to the driver. when cord Q is pulled, it relieves the arm I, thus permitting a backward or forward motion of the whip-socket A.

Y is a bent end'of the springJat its upper end and which acts on arm I.

Z is a bolt passing through and securing spring P to the standard S S.

H H are two pieces of cut pipe screwed into support G and passing through the standards S S, thus forming bearings for socket A, as shown in Fig. 3.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device for controlling Whips, springstandards curved at their lower ends to fit a wagon-tongue, a pivoted cross-bar connecting their upper ends, a whip-socket pivoted to said cross-bar and means under the control of the driver to operate said socket, all combined as set forth.

2. In a device for operating whips, supportin g-standards fitting a wagon-tongue, a tubular cross-piece connecting their upper ends, a whip-socket pivoted to said cross-piece and having a depending arm, aspring connecting said arm and one of the standards and means under the control of the driver to operate said device, all combined as set forth.

3. In a device for operating and controlling whips, vertical standards fitting a wagontongue at their lower ends, a pivoted Whipsocket supported at their upper ends and having keys or loops, spring-arms forming the bottom of said socket and passing through said loops, and means to operate said socket, all combined as set forth.

4. In a device for controlling Whips, supporting-standards fitting a wagon-tongue at their lower ends, a pivoted cross-bar connecting their upper ends, a Whip-socket pivoted to said cross-bar and having a depending arm cooperating with a limiting-spring J carried by one of the standards, means to retract said spring and return the same to normal position, and means to operate said socket, all under the control of the driver, substantially as set forth.

5. In a device for controlling whips, the 

